FASTag: All you need to know about procuring & using it!

vivek95 · 21st February 2020, 11:12

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Originally Posted by sidpunjabi

Strange. I thought there was a ruling which said that cars won't be charged cash if there's a technical problem with the FASTag scanning equipment. Isn't that applicable here?

I'm travelling to Panchgani next weekend. I hope these wrinkles are ironed out by then.

Drove on Mumbai--Pune Expressway yesterday. It was a seamless experience with Fastag at both Khalapur and Talegaon toll plazas but there was no deduction of amount at Talegaon plaza ( Rs. 57/-)

Further on between Pune and Belgaum, Fastag worked very well as always at all the 6 tolls.

Ithaca · 21st February 2020, 22:33

Did my maiden run with the ICICI FasTag this morning.
Worked flawlessly at Khalapur & Talegaon tolls on both ways.
Amount debited Rs 173 + Rs 57 at Khalapur & Talegaon.
SMS & Email about debits were received after a while.

At Khalapur, on both ways, only two gates were FasTag enabled, so you have to lookout for FasTag signage above the toll gates to enter the proper lane.
A bit of traffic at Khalapur on both ways. But the tag worked seemlessly.

harry10 · 22nd February 2020, 00:07

Our Honda City just did a jalandhar trip and back. Fastag worked fine all the way. Received all transactions on paytm app within few minutes of crossing.

vharihar · 23rd February 2020, 09:48

Can any recent travelers confirm if FASTag is active on NICE Rd in Blore?

A few weeks ago I heard some people on this thread say it is imminent in a few weeks, hence the question.

I need to travel today, and am wondering if I should use my FASTag.

arun_josie · 23rd February 2020, 12:29

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Originally Posted by vharihar

Can any recent travelers confirm if FASTag is active on NICE Rd in Blore?

A few weeks ago I heard some people on this thread say it is imminent in a few weeks, hence the question.

I need to travel today, and am wondering if I should use my FASTag.

I took this road yesterday, Fastag is not active yet.

NPV · 23rd February 2020, 17:08

Made a Friday-Saturday trip to Palakkad and back.

Fastag worked at all tolls flawlessly during onward journey. The Paliiyekkara (Walayar) toll folks used a handheld device to scan.

During return journey, tag worked at all tolls, though handheld scanner was used at 3 tolls, don't remember which specific ones.

All tolls now have signage for Cash and Fastag lanes.
Attibele has Fastag lanes on left and Cash lanes on right (heading out of Bangalore) and the other way in the return direction!

At all other tolls, Fastag lanes are on right and Cash lanes on left.

Even L&T bypass now has Fastag, but it still is a pain to cross.

anandhsub · 23rd February 2020, 17:43

Had to do a sudden trip to Chennai yesterday night. First highway trip since the lanes were mandatory. The fastag lanes have made it very smooth except for Pallikonda and Vaniyambadi where for some reason they have divided the 2 lanes into cash and fastag more than a km ahead of the toll. Painful to be stuck behind a slow truck for no reason although it is only for a minute or so.

At Pallikonda they had to use a manual scanner, but may be my mistake because I entered an empty lane at the extreme left since the other lanes had a couple of vehicles in them. Could have missed some board saying not working.

However I do miss the earlier setup where there used to be 2 barriers. Felt it was much faster.

rajivtelang · 23rd February 2020, 18:43

Tried my SBI Fastag on Tiago for the first time over weekend to go to Mantralayam from Bangalore. It gave a very smooth and nice experience at all toll gates. Amazingly near Mantralayam the toll was Rs. 40/- one way and Rs. 55/- for return trip on same day. It deducted Rs. 40/- during onward journey. We returned after a few hours and it deducted Rs. 15/- at the time of return. Nice to see the return toll system is indeed working as expected.

Only downside is the delay in SMS after money deduction from your account. I got the SMS' well after a couple of hours.

saisree · 23rd February 2020, 20:09

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Originally Posted by vivek95

. It was a seamless experience with Fastag at both Khalapur and Talegaon toll plazas .

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Originally Posted by Ithaca

Did my maiden run with the ICICI FasTag this morning.
Worked flawlessly at Khalapur & Talegaon tolls on both ways.

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Originally Posted by harry10

Fastag worked fine all the way.

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Originally Posted by NPV

Fastag worked at all tolls flawlessly during onward journey.

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Originally Posted by anandhsub

The fastag lanes have made it very smooth

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Originally Posted by rajivtelang

It gave a very smooth and nice experience at all toll gates.

So finally,we started getting some good reviews on the Fastag systems. Any new tech (literally 5 years old?) is going to take some time for it to settle and also for us to get accustomed. Hope the system gets more matured and we get to see a fully automatic, less manual intervention toll plazas.

Now the govt and NHAI has to focus on maintaining the roads with the collected funds.

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 23rd February 2020, 20:16

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Originally Posted by NPV

The Paliiyekkara (Walayar) toll folks used a handheld device to scan.

Confused. If you went till Palakkad only, you did not cross Paliyekkara. It is after Trichur by pass, if travelling from Palakkad side. Walayar is the Kerala - TN border.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure of the road after Trichur - bit since I travelled that route. Not after the tolls started.

NPV · 23rd February 2020, 20:25

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Originally Posted by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR

Confused. If you went till Palakkad only, you did not cross Paliyekkara. It is after Trichur by pass, if travelling from Palakkad side. Walayar is the Kerala - TN border.

Oops, my bad, that should be Pampampallam (Walayar). I did not go beyond Alathur.

svkndv · 23rd February 2020, 20:56

Planning to sell my car, and wallet in HDFC bank have close to Rs 3000/- balance. What the process to get back this and de-link tag from my faatag account?

Most of the FAQ in bank sites do not contain information on what to do with fasttag when ownership changes. Selling to dealer hense no idea where the tag end up.

ascii · 23rd February 2020, 21:46

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Originally Posted by svkndv

What the process to get back this and de-link tag from my faatag account?

On ICICI Bank & Bank of Baroda, on the respective FastTag portal, users can login to their accounts, navigate to Customer service and put-in a request for deactivation of Fastag.

After a waiting period of 45 days, for any unsettled claims from Toll Boots I think, the amount gets credited back to your bank account.

I think it must the same for HDFC FastTag

VKumar · 23rd February 2020, 22:50

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Originally Posted by vivek95

no deduction of amount at Talegaon plaza ( Rs. 57

Don't worry, the deduction will happen sometime any day, else you will receive a dispute message from the toll end and then the deduction will happen 3 days after that.

The guys have started streamlining the process quite well I would say.

maverick145 · 24th February 2020, 00:26

Is it possible to change the registered vehicle number to a Tag to another?

Also what happens is I use the tag of another vehicle? Like my home car Tag on my office car?

21st February 2020, 22:33	#4922
Ithaca BHPian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: MH 43 // MH 46 Posts: 343 Thanked: 896 Times	Re: FASTag: All you need to know about procuring & using it! Did my maiden run with the ICICI FasTag this morning. Worked flawlessly at Khalapur & Talegaon tolls on both ways. Amount debited Rs 173 + Rs 57 at Khalapur & Talegaon. SMS & Email about debits were received after a while. At Khalapur, on both ways, only two gates were FasTag enabled, so you have to lookout for FasTag signage above the toll gates to enter the proper lane. A bit of traffic at Khalapur on both ways. But the tag worked seemlessly.
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22nd February 2020, 00:07	#4923
harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,742 Thanked: 4,049 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Re: FASTag: All you need to know about procuring & using it! Our Honda City just did a jalandhar trip and back. Fastag worked fine all the way. Received all transactions on paytm app within few minutes of crossing.
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23rd February 2020, 09:48	#4924
vharihar BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 967 Thanked: 1,557 Times	Re: FASTag: All you need to know about procuring & using it! Can any recent travelers confirm if FASTag is active on NICE Rd in Blore? A few weeks ago I heard some people on this thread say it is imminent in a few weeks, hence the question. I need to travel today, and am wondering if I should use my FASTag.
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23rd February 2020, 17:08	#4926
NPV Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 7,492 Thanked: 11,056 Times	Re: FASTag: All you need to know about procuring & using it! Made a Friday-Saturday trip to Palakkad and back. Fastag worked at all tolls flawlessly during onward journey. The Paliiyekkara (Walayar) toll folks used a handheld device to scan. During return journey, tag worked at all tolls, though handheld scanner was used at 3 tolls, don't remember which specific ones. All tolls now have signage for Cash and Fastag lanes. Attibele has Fastag lanes on left and Cash lanes on right (heading out of Bangalore) and the other way in the return direction! At all other tolls, Fastag lanes are on right and Cash lanes on left. Even L&T bypass now has Fastag, but it still is a pain to cross.
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23rd February 2020, 17:43	#4927
anandhsub BHPian Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Bangalore Posts: 573 Thanked: 1,502 Times	Re: FASTag: All you need to know about procuring & using it! Had to do a sudden trip to Chennai yesterday night. First highway trip since the lanes were mandatory. The fastag lanes have made it very smooth except for Pallikonda and Vaniyambadi where for some reason they have divided the 2 lanes into cash and fastag more than a km ahead of the toll. Painful to be stuck behind a slow truck for no reason although it is only for a minute or so. At Pallikonda they had to use a manual scanner, but may be my mistake because I entered an empty lane at the extreme left since the other lanes had a couple of vehicles in them. Could have missed some board saying not working. However I do miss the earlier setup where there used to be 2 barriers. Felt it was much faster.
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23rd February 2020, 18:43	#4928
rajivtelang Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: MH02,KA01,GA09 Posts: 1,058 Thanked: 590 Times	Re: FASTag: All you need to know about procuring & using it! Tried my SBI Fastag on Tiago for the first time over weekend to go to Mantralayam from Bangalore. It gave a very smooth and nice experience at all toll gates. Amazingly near Mantralayam the toll was Rs. 40/- one way and Rs. 55/- for return trip on same day. It deducted Rs. 40/- during onward journey. We returned after a few hours and it deducted Rs. 15/- at the time of return. Nice to see the return toll system is indeed working as expected. Only downside is the delay in SMS after money deduction from your account. I got the SMS' well after a couple of hours.
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23rd February 2020, 20:56	#4932
svkndv BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 77 Thanked: 24 Times	Re: FASTag: All you need to know about procuring & using it! Planning to sell my car, and wallet in HDFC bank have close to Rs 3000/- balance. What the process to get back this and de-link tag from my faatag account? Most of the FAQ in bank sites do not contain information on what to do with fasttag when ownership changes. Selling to dealer hense no idea where the tag end up.
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24th February 2020, 00:26	#4935
maverick145 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Raipur Posts: 170 Thanked: 34 Times	Is it possible to change the registered vehicle number to a Tag to another? Also what happens is I use the tag of another vehicle? Like my home car Tag on my office car?
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